A lot of references tell me that づ (tsu with the "ten-ten" ) is now pronounced just like ず (zu). I'm tempted to pronounce it as "dzu" (the old way) since, after all, it's a voiced "tsu". Any thoughts on this? Is it wrong to stick to that pronunciation? I'm a conservative when it comes to languages (like my native Filipino or even English) so my conservative tendencies also apply when it comes to Japanese.

Last edited by hihlordjp on Sat 02.12.2005 7:39 am, edited 1 time in total.

I'm clueless about whether the old pronounciation is acceptable or not nowadays.

I was taught from the sources in which I used for my self-study, that 「づ」is pronounced as "zu". In fact, I've never used the old pronounciation. From J-pop songs, I'm quite sure that almost everyone pronounces it "zu" now.

I think you can still use the old pronounciation. I think people can still understand you.

I conferred with my friend who was raised in Japan and he said that it is indeed pronounced like "zu", but that he still still pronounces it as "dzu". He recommended that I pronounce it like the latter.

He was living in Osaka at an early part of his life, so I guess that explains it...